Definition of corral
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock
herded the cattle into the corral
2 : an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment
corral
verbcorralled; corralling
Definition of corral (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to enclose in a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 1)
corralled the horses
2 : to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 2)
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The first known use of corral was in 1582
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